Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Nothing Can Save Her

Today we have an atmospheric chiller from the April 1953 issue of Adventures into Darkness #9, and though somewhat short and simple, it's absolutely full of haunting mood and lovely precision artwork... does anyone know the artist?

Karswell: I love the wide range of emotive facial expressions this artist (Cardy) gives to his characters - incredibly subtle and immediately recognizable. Everything from horror and surprise to very subtle feelings like earnestness and an appeal for sympathy. Really stunning.

And the vampire is so sexy I can barely stand it. If one is doomed to shuffle off this mortal coil, her teeth get my vote. -- Mykal

MYKAL SAYS HER TEETH GET HIS VOTE, I SAY HER TEETH CAN HAVE MY THROAT ANY DAY! A REALLY WELL DONE STORY, LIKE YOU SAID IT IS SHORT AND SIMPLE AND THAT TO ME SHOWS HOW MUCH OF A STORYTELLER CARDY REALLY WAS. SOME PEOPLE PROBABLY COULD NOT TELL THIS STORY IN 10 PAGES THIS WELL.

I think I'll dig around through my pre-code Standard Comics and see what else I can find on Nick Cardy for a future THOIA showcase tribute, sound good? If anyone has story suggestions or scans they would like to contribute just drop me a line.

One more failed look at love, as we wrap up our post-Valentine Doom-o-rama... coming up shortly so don't stray.

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Editor / co-editor of IDW's Chilling Archives of Horror Comic Books: ZOMBIES and DEVIL TALES, as well as co-host of the bi-monthly HAUNTED HORROR comic series and HAUNTED LOVE miniseries. (All image scans and photography by me from items found in my own personal collection-- except where noted.)

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